Control: found -1 0.6.8.2-1 Control: tags -1 + wontfix On 24 June 2013 03:18, <jida...@jidanni.org> wrote: > Package: aptitude > Version: 0.6.9.1-1 > > Man page says > Similarly, to select a package from a particular archive, append > "/<archive>" to the package name: for instance, "aptitude install > apt/experimental". > > However in the case of > # apt-cache policy iceweasel > iceweasel: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 23.0~a2+20130621004018-1 > Version table: > 23.0~a2+20130621004018-1 0 > 990 http://mozilla.debian.net/ experimental/iceweasel-aurora i386 > Packages > 21.0-1 0 > 990 http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main i386 Packages > 17.0.6esr-1 0 > 500 http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages > > There is no way we can choose further, > # aptitude -s install iceweasel/experimental/main > Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched > "iceweasel/experimental" > Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched > "iceweasel/experimental" > E: Unable to locate package iceweasel/experimental > E: Unable to locate package iceweasel/experimental > > (we must resort to install iceweasel=21.0-1.) >
Here and in sources.list(5) the terms ‘archive’ and ‘distribution’ mean the same thing. Probably we should update aptitude documentation to use ‘distribution’ as apt-get(8) does. The output from apt-cache policy is for convenience, and does not indicate that there is a ‘experimental/iceweasel-aurora’ distribution. As far as apt is concerned, only the most recent version in each distribution is relevant. The component (‘iceweasel-aurora’ and ‘main’) is not imporant. To select a non-default version one time, use “=VERSION” syntax as you noted. For something more permanent, use apt_prefences(5) which is the preferred way to handle such precise policy settings. I do not see the utility of enabling the iceweasel-aurora source if you are not interested in having those versions _by default_. To include all ways of selecting packages on the command line makes a very complicated syntax which is undesirable, and the reason why there is apt_preferences(5). Regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
